French climber Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ) has signed a three-year deal with Bahrain Victorious, as part of a plan to target the Tour de France in years to come.
21-year-old Martinez is viewed as one of the most promising young climbers in the WorldTour peloton. He has already won six races and last year he became the youngest ever leader of the Vuelta a España after a strong first week.
“I am extremely happy to join Team Bahrain Victorious for the next three seasons. The solid project around the team and myself convinced me. Together, we have great ambitions, and I am convinced we will achieve great things,” Martinez said.
This year Martinez demonstrated his impressive racing versatility with eighth place in Strade Bianche, victory in the mountainous Mercan’Tour Classic, second behind Jonas Vingegaard in the O Gran Camiño stage race, and two one-day wins in France in the space of three days in the Tour du Doubs and Classic Grand Besançon Doubs.
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